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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I totally agree with Kathleen’s comments! Brenda Bean<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Choir <choir-bounces@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kathleen Poole via Choir<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 15, 2022 5:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> Rev. Joan Javier-Duval <ucm.revjoan@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> Choir UCM <choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org>; Donia Prince <ucm.music21@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Choir] UCM Music Staffing for Next Year<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am thrilled to hear that Donia will be staying on with the choir! I've sung under eleven different choral directors in my time, of large and small chorales and church choirs, and in my experience Donia is right up there with the best of them. I sincerely hope that she will be considered for a long-term position when that time arrives -- she deserves it and the church community deserves her.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kathleen<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 11:40 AM Rev. Joan Javier-Duval via Choir <<a href="mailto:choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org">choir@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello, UCM Choir,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It has been such a joy to have your voices part of our worship services all year long and most recently to have some of you live and in-person in the sanctuary leading hymns on Sunday morning! Thank you for your commitment to sharing music and song with one another and our church community and for your flexibility and adaptability along the way.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It was brought to my attention that our current plans for music staffing into the next church year are not widely known. I am so pleased to have Donia continuing on into the coming year. She has been such an asset to our staff with her adaptability, creativity, and capacity for learning new skills. We are in conversation now about the scope of her position for the coming year, and I will have more to share about that soon. Of course, I am also so grateful for Eliza's wonderful contributions as our Pianist/Organist and am so glad to have her as a part of our music staff.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Feel free to reach out with any questions or feedback you'd like to share.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>With love and appreciation,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Joan<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>Rev. Joan Javier-Duval</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> |<b> </b></span><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'>Minister</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Pronouns: she/her/hers</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Unitarian Church of Montpelier</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#444444'>130 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 </span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>|</span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#444444'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#444444'>802-223-7861 x1</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> | </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/joaniemj" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style='color:black'> | </span><a href="http://twitter.com/RevJoanUU" target="_blank">Twitter</a><span style='color:black'> | </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/revjoanuu/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#444444'>"</span></i><i><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Wherever life can grow, it will. / It will sprout out, / and do the best it can." Gwendolyn Brooks</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>Unitarian Church of Montpelier<br>Choir email list<br>unsubscribe at <a href="http://www.unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org" target="_blank">www.unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>